New York City Quiz 2022: 10 Questions on the Big Apple

Daily quiz for May 24, 2022, on the greatest city in the world: The famous New York “Whitney” is a Museum for what? Who was the first Black mayor of New York City? Where is the home residence of the New York Philharmonic? And where are New Yorkers allowed to smoke weed? Take the New York City Quiz!

New York City Quiz 2022

Daily Quiz for May 24, 2022: 10 general knowledge multiple-choice questions on New York City, its politics, culture, and the Bog Apple’s history. Click “start quiz.”

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1. In which city does the ’80s movie hit Ghostbusters take place?

Screenshot: Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Sony Pictures

Sin City.

Tinsel town.

Motor City.

The Big Apple.

1984’s movie Ghostbusters takes place in New York City, AKA The Big Apple.

Ghostbusters 2021

Sony Pictures’ trailer for “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was released on July 27, 2021. Starring Finn Wolfhard, McKenna Grace, Carrie Coon, and Paul Rudd, “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” was released on Nov. 11. The film’s director, and co-writer, is Jason Reitman (Juno), son of the original Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman. Watch the trailer.

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2. In which architectural style was New York’s Radio City Music Hall designed?

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International Style.

English Gothic.

Baroque.

Art Deco.

Radio City Music Hall and the Théâtre des Champs Elysées were designed in Art Deco architectural style. Other famous Art Deco buildings include New York’s Empire State and Chrysler, the Hammersmith Apollo theater in London, the Majorca building in Melbourne, and Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes.

Radio City’s longest shutdown

New York’s Radio City Music Hall reopened its doors Saturday, June 19, 2021, for the first time since closing in March 2020 — the longest shutdown since the Art Deco venue first opened in 1932.

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3. The famous New York “Whitney” is a Museum for what?

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Fine Arts.

Contemporary Art.

Modern Art.

American Art.

New York’s The Whitney’s full name is the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Biennial in New York runs from Apr. 6 to Sept. 5, 2022, and features 63 artists and collectives.

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4. Where is the home residence of the New York Philharmonic?

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John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Empire State Building

Lincoln Center

Carnegie Hall

During the Coronavirus eruption, the New York Philharmonic didn’t play at its home residence of Manhattan’s Lincoln Center for months. Instead, it took to the streets in a series of pop-up concerts.

During the Coronavirus eruption, the New York Philharmonic didn’t play at its home residence of Manhattan’s Lincoln Center for months. Instead, it took to the streets in a series of pop-up concerts.

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5. Where was BTS’s Permission to Dance music video shot?

Screenshot: United Nations on YouTube.

The US Capitol.

The United Nations.

In a green-screen studio.

The South Korean Parliament.

On Sept. 20, 2021, BTS unveiled a new music video for its single, “Permission to Dance,” filmed at UN Headquarters in New York. In the video, the singers are dancing from the General Assembly hall to the garden overlooking the New York East River. Watch the video.

What was BTS doing in the United Nations?

K-pop band BTS addressed the UN stage for a sustainability event on Sept. 20, 2021, to help promote UN goals for 2030, including ending extreme poverty, preserving the planet, and achieving gender equality. South Korean President Moon Jae-in introduced the pop stars as special presidential envoys and an “exceptionally outstanding group of young men who are connecting with the youth across the world.” The UN General Assembly with world leaders started Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021.

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6. Eric Adams is the second elected Black mayor of New York City. Who was the first?

Screenshot: CNN

David Diop.

Al Sharpton.

Darnell Dinkins.

David Dinkins.

 

Photo: The Southern District of New York, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

David Dinkins was the first African American mayor of New York City, serving in office from 1990 to 1993.

Who’s Eric Adams?

On Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, Eric Adams was elected as the 110th mayor of New York and the second Black mayor in the city’s history. He is a former New York City police captain with a decades-long career in public life.

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7. Who was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

Image: Time cover

Michael Bloomberg.

David Dinkins.

Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani.

Ed Koch.

Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani was New York City’s Mayor between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 2001. At the time of the 9/11 attacks, Oprah Winfrey called him “America’s Mayor,” while Time magazine declared him “Person of the Year” (pictured.) Twenty years later, New York state has suspended Giuliani’s law license amid his connections to Donald Trump.

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8. What was the message printed on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dress at the 2021 Met Gala?

Screenshot: NBC New York  on YouTube

In Gay We Trust.

Equal Rights for Women.

Tax the Rich.

Peg the Patriarchy.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez famously wore a white gown with the message “tax the rich” in red to the 2021 New York Met Gala.

What were other slogans worn at the 2021 Met Gala?

New York Representative Carolyn B. Maloney came to the 2021 Met Gala draped in sashes stating “Equal Rights for Women.” American soccer player Megan Rapinoe carried a purse that reads “In Gay We Trust,” and Cara Delevingne wore a Dior vest, with “Peg the Patriarchy” printed in red.

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9. According to the New York cannabis bill, where can New Yorkers smoke cannabis since April 2021?

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In open spaces such as parks, beaches, and playgrounds.

Only in cannabis dispensaries.

Wherever smoking tobacco is allowed.

Only at the privacy of their homes.

Since April 2021, New Yorkers are permitted to smoke cannabis in public wherever smoking tobacco is allowed. Smoking cannabis, however, is not permitted in schools, workplaces, or inside a car. In addition, tobacco smoking is banned in New York City parks, beaches, boardwalks, pedestrian plazas, and playgrounds but is generally permitted on sidewalks.

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10. Who is this authoritative lady?

Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Chair of the House Republican Conference.

New York’s first female governor.

The first woman to serve as mayor of New York.

Attorney general of New York.

Kathy Hochul is New York’s first female governor in its 233-year history. Hochul, a former Democratic congresswoman who has served as lieutenant governor since 2015, took over from Andrew Cuomo and, on Nov. 8, 2022, won a full term as governor of New York. Cuomo announced his resignation as governor of New York on Aug. 10, 2021, over allegations that he sexually harassed at least 11 women.

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The New York City Quiz Questions

• Where is the home residence of the New York Philharmonic?

  Photo: Steven Pisano / CC BY

  Carnegie Hall

  Lincoln Center

  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

  Empire State Building

  According to the New York cannabis bill, where can New Yorkers smoke cannabis since April 2021?

  Photo: Tdorante10, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  Wherever smoking tobacco is allowed.

  Only in cannabis dispensaries.

  Only at the privacy of their homes.

  In open spaces such as parks, beaches, and playgrounds.

  In which architectural style was New York’s Radio City Music Hall designed?

  Photo: Rodri, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  English Gothic.

  Art Deco.

  Baroque.

  International Style.

  In which city does the '80s movie hit Ghostbusters take place?

  Screenshot: Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Sony Pictures

  Sin City.

  The Big Apple.

  Motor City.

  Tinsel town.

  Who is this authoritative lady?

  Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  New York's first female governor.

  Attorney general of New York.

  The first woman to serve as mayor of New York.

  Chair of the House Republican Conference.

  Who was the Mayor of New York City at the time of the 9/11 attacks?

  Image: Time cover

  Ed Koch.

  David Dinkins.

  Rudolph (Rudy) Giuliani.

  Michael Bloomberg.

  What was the message printed on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s dress at the 2021 Met Gala?

  Screenshot: NBC New York  on YouTube

  Equal Rights for Women.

  In Gay We Trust.

  Peg the Patriarchy.

  Tax the Rich.

  Where was BTS's Permission to Dance music video shot?

  Screenshot: United Nations on YouTube.

  The United Nations.

  The US Capitol.

  The South Korean Parliament.

  In a green-screen studio.

  Eric Adams is the second elected Black mayor of New York City. Who was the first?

  Screenshot: CNN

  Al Sharpton.

  Darnell Dinkins.

  David Diop.

  David Dinkins.

  The famous New York "Whitney" is a Museum for what?

  Photo: MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

  American Art.

  Modern Art.

  Fine Arts.

  Contemporary Art.

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